by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 26.
- ‘Everybody knows that’s going to fail’: GOP health-care effort collapses (“While one top GOP senator held out the possibility that the chamber might still vote on the bill, others accepted the reality that the push had sputtered out.” Just work on fixing the ACA, for god’s sake!)
- Cowboys owner, players take a knee before standing for anthem (Nice!)
- CBO Says Millions More Americans Would Go Uninsured Under Revised GOP Health Bill
- At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts (Trump, of course, is going to lead his crowds in chants of “lock them up,” right? LOL)
- Cassidy is ‘sorry’ about the Cassidy-Graham process. He should be. (What a pathetic excuse for a U.S. Senator.)
- If Trump’s not a white supremacist, he does a good impression (“Don’t give him the benefit of the doubt.” I don’t.)
- America has a racial demagogue for a president (And Virginia Republicans are totally cool with that!)
- ‘Reasonable’ Republicans are betraying us, too (There are very, very few “reasonable Republicans” these days, like there were in the 1970s and even into the 1980s…)
- Trump’s new travel ban still has no justification (It makes no sense whatsoever. For instance, why would Saudi Arabia, where 15 or 19 hijackers on 9/11 came from, NOT be on the list while other countries are?)
- John Kelly is not pleased with Trump’s NFL culture war, but ‘appalled’ by players’ lack of respect
- Romney: Put aside controversies, prioritize Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
- With lack of wins, GOP faces ’18 primary woes (Shame, eh? LOL)
- Rival GOP factions face off in Alabama
- Trump, the indecisive (“The president speaks boldly about issues like trade, taxes, immigration, health care and climate change. But what exactly will he do?”)
- GOP already eyeing next chance to revive Obamacare repeal (“Senate Republicans are discussing whether to use their next budget reconciliation measure to target the health law.” These people are unhinged.)
- ‘Our president is an assh*le’: Watch Seth Meyers rake Trump over the coals for his ‘unhinged’ NFL rant
- The Most Cynical Republican on Obamacare (“Mike Pence successfully expanded Medicaid in Indiana. He would have rather torpedoed the law—and hurt his former constituents—than admit that it works.” Pence is: a) appalling; b) buddies with Ed Gillespie.)
- What Trump Means When He Says NFL Players Disrespect “Our Flag” (” If Trump’s disdain for Colin Kaepernick (and Barack Obama, for that matter) are informed by his racist vision of citizenship, then why should his neglect of Puerto Rico be any different?”)
- Kaepernick’s Triumph (“When he began taking a knee during the National Anthem, earning the attention of the president and the entire press was the best outcome he could possibly have desired.”)
- “Hysteria is starting to spread”: Puerto Rico is devastated in the wake of Hurricane Maria (“No power, little access to water, dwindling food: the situation in Puerto Rico right now.”
- The most depraved things Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at today’s press briefing (“From the NFL to North Korea, here are the press secretary’s most absurd responses of the day”)
- NBC’s Megyn Kelly experiment unveils its latest creation, a morning-show Bride of Frankenstein
- Trump Stares Down First Electoral Loss In Alabama
- By bringing back Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity proves he’s a reckless loose cannon (Was there ever any doubt about that?)
- Fairfax attorney charged with embezzling $653,000 in campaign funds from Virginia Senator Richard Saslaw
- Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine On GOP Health Care Revisions
- Learning 2016’s Lessons, Virginia Prepares Election Cyberdefenses
- Republican Del. Greg Habeeb questions legality of Democrats’ text message campaigning
- Virginia Retirement System boss gets $50,000 bonus
- Gillespie campaign swing requires public to enter a lottery for chance to attend events (Lame.)
- Poll shows ‘Trump Effect’ on race for Virginia governor (It’s weird that many other polls haven’t shown this…)
- Premiums expected to jump nearly 60 percent in Va.’s 2018 individual market (Thanks a lot Trump and Congressional Republicans!)
- Gloucester County School Board asks court to dismiss transgender teen’s suit
- Charlottesville police spent $70K responding to Aug. 12 white nationalist rally
- Richmond councilman proposes measure to advance Confederate statue removal; colleagues skeptical
- Maria sends clouds; warm pattern persists into Thursday
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